Recently, I opened my dishwasher only to find that water had pooled in the bottom of it. It wasn’t draining “No big deal I thought, I got this. I can fix it!” That’s where things took a horrible turn. I journeyed to the local hardware store at which a gentleman encouraged me to purchase a snake and run it to the drain assuring me that it would take care of everything.
I tried to use the snake but it got stuck. In fact, it was so stuck that I had to leave it overnight and come back to it the next morning.
The next day I did what every self-proclaimed DIY expert does, I Googled it! Thankfully, there was some instruction as to how I could get the snake unstuck. It worked.
It was at that point that I called a local repair person who thankfully, showed up quickly. He proceeded to disconnect the drain line from the garbage disposal shook it and said, “Usually I can break the clog loose by doing this.” He went on to say “if I can’t, I have to replace the entire line.” He then said, “Well, at least you didn’t try and put a snake in there. I can’t tell you how many people try and do that.” Gulp.
He freed the line and what came out was, in a word, disgusting. I inquired as to how I could keep it from happening again. For one, he suggested that I quit listening to the commercials peddling an automatic dishwasher soap that is so strong it is unnecessary to prewash one’s dishes! So, every dish should be rinsed before it is placed into the dishwasher. Got it.
He also told me that once a month I should run the dishwasher with a cup of apple cider vinegar and it would keep the line cleaned. Simple, really. A little attention would save a lot of trouble in the future.
$65.00 and about 15 minutes later, he was gone.
There’s a lesson here for communication in business and life. It’s your job to make sure what you are saying is clean and neat so that the “other” understands the exact message you are trying to get across. It should be clear, crisp and easy to grasp.
If you don’t the line of communication gets clogged, then things get backed up. And neither is good in business or personal relationships.
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